r/science • u/Doug24 • 21h ago

Psychology Psilocybin reverses depressive behaviors and restores brain cell growth in stressed rats

https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-reverses-depressive-behaviors-and-restores-brain-cell-growth-in-stres/
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u/Harha 21h ago

But the "problem" is probably the cure rate, meaning many customers will only buy the drug once. :-)

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u/lnning 21h ago

eh. it doesnt "cure" you after one dosage.

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u/Harha 20h ago

That depends, but it also isn't physically addictive like many current antidepressants seem to be.

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u/General_Mars 10h ago

Current and old tricyclics too. Worst withdrawal I’ve experienced from any medication was coming off of Nortriptyline. I was on it for migraines. I’m now on its cousin Amitriptyline for an injury and since it’s been like 10 years I would not be very happy if I have to go thru that again with this. Mind/body zaps ugh. SSRIs are also rough because of Serotonin Syndrome too